Astis - Zurbrigen Gloves

Displaying a red shield with a white cross in beadwork, these leather gloves are proudly named for the Swiss-born Matthias Zurbriggen. Zurbriggen was on the great 19th-century alpinist and mountain guides. He climbed throughout the Alps, South America, the Himalayas and New Zealand. He made a considerable number of first ascents, the best known was Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas, which he climbed alone in January of 1897.